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[quote user="jeffhergert"] <p>The Des Moines Register in their Dec. 20th edition had this:</p><p> "Rose Tani, 90, apparently went around a school bus at a railroad crossing in Lombard, Ill., where the gates did not come down, and was hit by the train, according to WLS-TV."</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Well is that what happeded or not? It is certainly not an insignigicant detail. If the signals failed, that changes the whole story from what is usually the case with these grade crossing crashes. I think we need to go back and find out what happened.</p><p>If the gates were functioning, I sure would like to see some kind of confirmation that WLS-TV reported they were not. </p><p>Maybe the gate came down on the school bus, and could not fully lower. Maybe the school bus driver is partly at fault for stopping too close to the crossing. </p><p>It certainly would be interesting to learn what actually happened in this news event.</p><p>ALSO: "Passing a stopped school bus" is a very loaded statement. You cannot pass them when they are stopped with their lights flashing and stop arm extended. And you cannot pass anything at a railroad crossing. But you can pass a stopped school bus if its lights are not flashing and stop arm is not extended. And a stopped school bus <u>does</u> obstruct the view.</p><p>Let me ask this: When school buses stop at a grade crossing, are their drivers supposed to turn on the flashing stop lights and extend the stop arm? Or are they prohibited from doing so? Or is it optional?</p>
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